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Sunday, 14 November 2010

Sprouted Beans and Cornflakes Chivda ~ Diwali Celebration ! Kem Cho?

Every Diwali brings lots of Joy, Happiness and sweet memories of my childhood....Every Diwali I tell my children how we siblings used to enjoy those days with lots food , new clothes and of course Fireworks !!!!! Here in UK we do have a great celebration of Diwali, but you still miss India....! In those unforgettable memories for me food always comes first...I do try and keep Diwali very very traditional here too...Used to make so many sweets and savouries but now days keeping our health in mind I do take it easy.... not making so many rich and sweet dishes...However I can't resist making this Crunchy, Sweet , Spicy and Sour Chivda or Chevdo....My mum used to make this chivda and I remember even after Diwali we used to munch for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner..:)....After getting married I tried so many times I made this one and it is all time big hit in my family...

So what is Chivda?
Chivda is a crunchy, salty Indian snack mix based on flattened rice...

There are many different takes on what to added to the flattened rice..Some recipes call for thick flattened rice, some for thin. Some recipes omit the rice entirely, and base it on cornflakes...

One from the Gujarat area might include Sugar, nuts, dried fruits, and fried potato straws, as well as spices such as turmeric, coriander, cumin and asafoetida.Another version uses mustard seed, curry seed, dried chiles, peanuts, and curry leaves.

Mehod:-
First Heat oil in a deep fry pan on a medium heat. When oil is ready to fry add beans in a round Sieve and fry them untill they are crunchy...(make sure you keep stiring to cook evenly) about 3-4 minutes. Now fry cornflakes same way..but cornflakes will puff immediately. Drain the oil from cornflakes with the help of a sieve and put it over tissue paper ..Fry all cornflakes let the tissue paper soak extra oil from them.

keep mixing these stuff in a big plate or bowl...On a slow heat now fry peanuts and almonds....add these stuff in bowl too...Turn the heat off and fry curry leaves and curry patta. Now add all the remaining stuff to cornflakes and beans. Mix really well...When cooled keep it in an air tight containers.

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